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Ashinaga Africa Initiative Leadership Program 2024 for young African orphans (Fully Funded to study abroad)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: 19th of January 2024 

The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is an international leadership program that supports high-achieving students who lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to contribute to the continent’s ongoing socio-economic progress.

The AAI provides access to full financial support to study at university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree).

Eligibility

  1. Have lost one or both parents.
  2. Are citizens of one of the 49 sub-Saharan countries.
  3. Have completed 3 years of high school with an excellent academic record, and consistently placed in the top 10% of their class.
  4. Do not have the means to attend university without external financial support.
  5. Are committed to return to sub-Saharan Africa and use their professional path to contribute to its socio-economic progress.
  6. Have no dependents.
  7. Have no health conditions that would prevent them from studying abroad successfully.
  8. Are able and willing to spend a gap year to complete the full-time Ashinaga Preparation Year curriculum.

How To Apply

There are two stages to the Ashinaga Africa Initiative application process:

  1. Applicant Registration: All applicants must first confirm their eligibility by registering for the program. Only students who register for the program and are deemed eligible will receive the link to the application form by email. 
  2. Application: Eligible registered applicants will receive an email with the link to the full application.

Before completing this Registration form, you will need:

  1. Official death certificate of deceased parent or official government affidavit confirming you have lost one or both parents.
  2. Official transcripts from your last THREE years of high school if you are in your third year of high school (two full years and semester grades if available); ALL high school transcripts if you have graduated high school.

This Registration form is open until January 19th. You can return to it when you have collected these documents.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative Leadership Program 2024

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Ashinaga Africa Initiative Leadership Program 2023 for young African orphans (Fully Funded to study abroad)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: FRIDAY 20th JANUARY 2023

The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is an international leadership programme that cultivates the next generation of leaders to contribute to the development of sub-Saharan Africa. AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to initiate change, innovation, and development.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Have lost one or both parents.
  • Have completed secondary school and received the results of their national secondary School examination (technical and vocational qualifications not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 1st August 2020, including all of 2021 and 2022) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 28th, 2023.
  • Have citizenship and have completed/are completing Secondary School in one of the 49 countries in subSaharan Africa.
    Were born after 1st September 2000.
  • Do not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support.
  • Are proficient in English, French or Portuguese.
  • Are regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school.
  • Are able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programmes, over the course of one year, before attending university.
  • Are committed to return home, or to sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in sub-Saharan
  • Africa after graduating from university.
  • Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.
  • Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad

Benefits

  • The AAI provides access to full financial support to study at university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree), including tuition, room, travel costs and other necessary fees.

Timeline:

  • 20th January 2023: Deadline to submit registration
  • 5th February 2023: Deadline to submit full application
  • March/April 2023: Interviews and Exams
  • May 2023: Selection Results Announced
  • July 2023: Study Camp Begins

How to Apply

There are two stages to the Ashinaga Africa Initiative application process:

  • Applicant Registration: all applicants must first confirm their eligibility by registering for the programme. Only students who register for the programme and are deemed eligible will receive the application form by email. Each decision about an applicant’s eligibility is based on the criteria outlined above and their academic record. Our expectations for the academic record of an applicant reflects the academic level we expect students to have in order to thrive as part of our intensive leadership programme.
  • Application: all applicants who register for the programme will receive an email with a link to the application form within 1 month of their registration if they are eligible for the programme.

Online

  1. Create an account for our online application system: https://ashinaga.smapply.net
  2. Complete the online registration form
  3. Upload the following documents in JPEG / PDF with your registration form
  4. Submit your registration form

    Email
  • Fill out this paper registration form
  • Take a photo or scan the completed registration form and the following documents in JPEG / PDF format
  • Send your scanned documents and application form to [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative 2023 Scholarship program

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Ashinaga Africa Initiative Leadership Program 2022 (Fully Funded to study abroad)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: January 28th, 2021

The Ashinaga Africa Initiative began in 2014. Its mission is to contribute to sub-Saharan Africa’s expanding role in global development through increasing access to higher education abroad. We support orphaned students who are committed to returning home and initiating change, by providing access to full financial support to study at a university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree). Ashinaga support covers tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees.

Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Have lost one or both parents.   
    Have completed secondary school and received the results of their national secondary school examination (technical and vocational degrees not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 2nd August 2019, including all of 2020 and 2021) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 28th, 2022.   
    Be born after 1st September 1999.    
    Not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support.   
    Be proficient in English, French or Portuguese.    
    Be regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school.   
    Be able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university.   
    Be committed to return home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.   
    Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.   
    Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad. 

Application Procedure

This is a list of the documents you will need to submit as part of your application: 
 
Applicant  Registration   
Photo or scan of at least one of the following documents; Passport, National ID Card or Birth Certificate  
Photo or scan of your most recent High School Term Report/Transcript  
Photo or scan of your final High School Examination Results Certificate (if applicable)**  
 
**For students receiving their examination results in February 2022, we will ask you to send your examination certificate as soon as possible after you have received it.   
  
Full Application   
Passport style photograph  
Passport or National ID Card   
Birth certificate of applicant.   
Death certificate of deceased parent(s), including the deceased parent’s name, or alternative official documentation proving death of parent(s) or orphan status.   
All term reports / secondary school transcripts from the last 2 years.   
Final secondary school examination certificate, showing grades in each subject*  
A letter of recommendation from a principal or schoolteacher. This should be inclusive of their email address, phone number and must contain information about your performance and character whilst at secondary school. All recommendation letters should contain an official signature or stamp.   
Academic transcripts or other results from university (if applicable).  
Certificates for extracurricular activities, training courses, jobs or other commitments (if applicable).  Eligible
Countries (2022)

Applicants must have citizenship and have completed/are completing high school in one of the following countries:  
 
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, CAR,Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Kingdom of eSwatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  Selection Process (2022)Applications for all countries will be assessed after the application deadline, and successful applicants will be invited to a final assessment. During this assessment, Ashinaga conducts individual interviews and sets an examination to better understand students’ academic abilities and career goals in Sub-Saharan Africa. Students must bring all original academic documents and identification documents to the interview. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from the application process. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative Leadership Program 2022

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